It's safe to say Bishop Walsh's girls basketball team has Hancock's number. The Spartans have three wins this season. Two have come against the Panthers, including Wednesday night's 49-25 victory. “The girls are starting to learn how to play together,” said Bishop Walsh coach John Steiner, whose Spartans defeated Hancock 56-30 on Jan. 7. “I think we can beat more teams if they play like they're capable of.” Bishop Walsh showed its capability by building a 10-2 lead in the first quarter to take control of the game early.

Monday, February 11 BOYS BASKETBALL CUMBERLAND, Md. - St. Maria Goretti gained revenge for a November loss to Bishop Walsh on Monday, beating the Spartans 54-39. Martin Geben had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Gaels (20-10), who reached the 20-win mark for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Tyrus Fleetwood scored 12 points for Goretti, all in the second half. Bishop Walsh (18-6) trailed only 35-31 after three periods but Goretti clamped down defensively and Fleetwood did most of his scoring damage in the fourth quarter from the foul line.

CUMBERLAND, Md. -- Dylan D'Atri rushed 16 times for 271 yards and scored on runs of 4, 35 and 59 yards as Bishop Walsh cruised to a 43-6 win over Clear Spring. The Blazers (0-2) scored their only touchdown on a 48-yard interception return by Justin Greever. Michael Etzel had 38 yards rushing on 10 carries for Clear Spring, which lost four fumbles in the game. Marshall Porter scored a pair of touchdowns for the Spartans (2-0), who outgained Clear Spring, 470-110.

More than 100 students participated from area middle schools in the annual MathCounts Competition on Feb. 23 at E. Russell Hicks Middle School in Hagerstown. The students were from Washington and Allegany county middle schools. This year, two teams and 16 individuals advanced to the state competition, which will be Saturday, March 16, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Every year, the local competition is sponsored by donations from the Hagerstown Chapter of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.

More than 100 students participated from area middle schools in the annual MathCounts Competition Saturday at E. Russell Hicks Middle School in Hagerstown. The students were from Washington and Allegany county middle schools. This year, two teams and 16 individuals advanced to the state competition, which will be Saturday, March 16, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Every year, the local competition is sponsored by donations from the Hagerstown Chapter of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.

Monday, February 11 BOYS BASKETBALL CUMBERLAND, Md. - St. Maria Goretti gained revenge for a November loss to Bishop Walsh on Monday, beating the Spartans 54-39. Martin Geben had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Gaels (20-10), who reached the 20-win mark for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Tyrus Fleetwood scored 12 points for Goretti, all in the second half. Bishop Walsh (18-6) trailed only 35-31 after three periods but Goretti clamped down defensively and Fleetwood did most of his scoring damage in the fourth quarter from the foul line.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 GIRLS BASKETBALL Hancock 42, Faith 38 HANCOCK - Alisa Shives had 20 points and six rebounds as Hancock held on for a win over Faith Christian on Thursday. The Panthers (14-5) outscored Faith 17-3 in the third quarter to take a 34-22 lead and held off Faith despite being outscored 16-8 in the final period. Kristen Shoemaker had five steals and Joan Leavy had 14 rebounds for Hancock. Amanda Deneseus had nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Faith.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 GIRLS BASKETBALL Boonsboro 49, Catoctin 44 THURMONT, Md. - Tiffany Bowman had a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds and Boonsboro went on a 15-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat Catoctin in the MVAL Antietam. Kristen Davis had 13 points and four rebounds, Shannon O'Brien had seven rebounds and three steals and Claudia Jenkins had eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Warriors (5-3, 3-1). BOONSBORO (5-3, 3-1)

St. Maria Goretti's boys basketball team looked much different on Saturday than the Gaels from a day before in an opening-round loss to Bishop Walsh in the 30th annual Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament. In fact, Goretti probably looked like the Gaels teams of the mid-1980s when Rodney Monroe played, as they rolled to a 75-42 victory over the SouthLake Christian Academy (N.C.) squad now coached by the former Goretti star. In the late game, Bishop Walsh became a first-time MAIT champion with a 58-51 victory over St. Mary's Ryken.

The headliner going in to the 30th Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament has to be Rodney Monroe. Who the headliner is after Saturday's championship game might be another story. Monroe, the former St. Maria Goretti great and Maryland's all-time leading scorer with 3,407 points, brings his SouthLake Christian Academy team to the Gael Center and tips off the tournament at 6:30 p.m. Friday against St. Mary's Ryken. In the nightcap, Goretti will face Bishop Walsh as the Gaels look for their first MAIT title since 2005.

Thursday, September 20, 2012 GIRLS SOCCER WILLIAMSPORT - Kate Wade had a goal and two assists for Williamsport in a 4-1 MVAL Antietam victory Thursday over North Hagerstown (0-5-1, 0-2-1). Ashley Likely had a goal and an assist for the Wildcats (5-1-1, 3-0) while Victoria Key and Erin Palmer each had a goal, Haley Carter had an assist and Julia Price had two saves. Boonsboro 0, Smithsburg 0 SMITHSBURG - Boonsboro and Smithsburg (3-1-2, 1-0-2) played to a scoreless draw in an MVAL Antietam match.